Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Kurdish civilian Bahar Ahmadi was arrested without a court order by security forces in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, on 12 August. Ahmadi's arrest follows the detention of her husband, Asaad Mohammadi, three weeks ago, with no information available on his whereabouts. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that security forces raided Ahmadi's home on 12 August and arrested her in an atmosphere of fear and...

Rahim Shamei, a Kurdish civilian who was arrested during last year's anti-government protests in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan province, is currently in a critical condition due to kidney and nerve problems. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that the political prisoner has been transferred to an outside hospital in Mahabad only once in recent weeks, despite his urgent need for medical treatment, and was...

Shorash Morovvati, a death row prisoner who was returned to Sanandaj Central Prison last month after spending 10 months in the Ministry of Intelligence detention centre, was moved to solitary confinement for execution on 14 August. An informed source that spoke to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) said: "Shorash Morovvati was transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence detention centre by security agencies and the...

The Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Kamyaran, Kurdistan Province, has charged civilian Pouria Javaheri with offences including "enmity against God" (moharebeh), which carries the death penalty in Iran, and referred his case to Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province. Javaheri, who is currently being held in temporary detention in Kamyaran Prison, is at risk of being sentenced to death...

The Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) arrested Reza Babrnezhad, the brother of Mehdi Babrnezhad, who was killed during the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising in Quchan, Razavi Khorasan Province. Babrnezhad was arrested without a warrant after IRGC intelligence agents raided his house on 11 August. During the raid, security forces reportedly broke windows and confiscated Babrnezhad's personal belongings. The charges brought against Babrnezhad and...

Security forces arrested two sisters, Zilan Molaei and Zeryan Molaei, on 13 August after raiding on their family home in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province. The sisters were arrested without a warrant and taken to an undisclosed location, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Details of the charges against the two students remain unknown. Zilan is pursuing a bachelor's degree in architecture, while Zeryan is enrolled in...

Iranian security forces opened fire on a group of kolbars in the Hangeh-ye Zhal border area in Baneh, Kurdistan Province, on 13 August, killing kolbar Arsalan Rasouli. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that the kolbars were shot at from a close range and without prior warning. The body of the 29-year-old kolbar from Nalas in Sardasht, West Azerbaijan Province, was taken to Salahuddin...

Iranian security forces arrested Kurdish civilians Hassan Mardani and Loghman Pishyar without a warrant in Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, on 10 August, and took them to an undisclosed location. There is no information about the charges brought against these civilians or where they are being held. According to statistics compiled by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), in July, at least 75 Kurdish civilians and activists...

Iran executed prisoner Afshin Rahimi-Hedayat on drug-related charges in Hamadan Central Prison in Hamadan Province on 10 August. Rahimi-Hedayat and another death row prisoner were moved to solitary confinement in recent days for execution. There is no information about the identity and the situation of the other prisoner. Rahimi-Hedayat, 30, from Kangavar in Kermanshah Province, was arrested about four years ago and sentenced to death for drug-related...